Citing two unidentified senior U.S. intelligence officials, the AP reports that communications intercepted by the National Security Agency (NSA) indicated that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) discussed carrying out a “USS Cole-style attacks” on Fort McNair in January, referencing the 2000 suicide attack against the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in Yemen's Aden harbor that left 17 sailors dead.
The IRGC communications also uncovered threats to kill Gen. Joseph M. Martin, the AP reports, who lives at Fort McNair.
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According to the AP, the threats are behind the Army's recent push for heightened security around Fort McNair, which would include adding a buffer zone of 250 to 500 feet from the Washington Channel. Leaders in the nation's capital have spoken out against the proposed changes, the news service notes, as they would reduce access to the waterway, which runs parallel to the Potomac River.
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The Pentagon and the NSA refused to comment when reached by The Hill.
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), the district's lone representative in Congress, told the AP that apart from a virtual meeting in January, the Pentagon has not given any further information that would justify the requested security measure.
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“I have asked the Department of Defense to withdraw the rule because I’ve seen no evidence of a credible threat that would support the proposed restriction,” Norton stated. “They have been trying to get their way, but their proposal is more restrictive than necessary.”
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“I have a security clearance. And they have yet to show me any classified evidence," she added.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned that if President Biden rejoins the Iran nuclear deal he would put the entire Middle East in jeopardy.
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“If this administration unwinds that and goes back to the crappy deal that we had with Iran when President Obama was in office, America will be less secure,” Pompeo told John Catsimatidis in an interview that aired Sunday on WABC 770 AM.
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“Israel will be less secure. The Middle East will be less secure. And the entire region will be less stable.”
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“The Iranians understand strength. They understand power. They understand resolve. We demonstrated that. And when we did, the Iranians backed down,” Pompeo said.
Biden has said he would be willing to rejoin the deal former President Barack Obama brokered with Iran and a number of world powers.
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Those countries – Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the European Union – remain part of the agreement.
The EU earlier this month said Iran had rejected its offer to host nuclear talks. Iran said it would not participate in any discussions until the penalties imposed under Trump’s maximum pressure campaign are lifted.
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